Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said an internal investigation is underway after a female inmate was able to get through four doors and into the cell of a male inmate for consensual sex on Saturday at the jail.

Joyce said on the surface it appears there was a violation of policy on the part of corrections officers.

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"It is believed that inmate Glantz utilized an empty cardboard roll from a toilet paper to manipulate the cell lock from fully engaging," Joyce said.

She then walked through two unlocked doors and into the cell of Michael D'Angelo.

Joyce said it is likely D'Angelo used the same toilet paper roll idea to jam his cell lock.

What was a violation of policy, according to Joyce, is when guards left two other cellblock doors unlocked while lunch was being served.

Those doors are supposed to be locked at all times, but it is more convenient for guards delivering meals to leave those doors unlocked, according to Joyce.

"Being a corrections officer is a tough job. Serving the plates and the trays going up the stairs, down stairs, requiring somebody to open the door every time is a hardship but it is a maximum security unit and we anticipate the maximum security unit is going to be the tightest area at the Cumberland County Jail," Joyce said.

Joyce said they are looking into what, if any, disciplinary action should be taken against the guards.

A typical investigation could take one week.

Four guards are under investigation.

Joyce said there are two guards and 24 inmates in the area where this security breach occurred.

Joyce said the public was never in any danger, saying the inmates still would have had to get through six or seven doors and a razor-wire fence before they could escape the jail.

Joyce said Glantz was being held on a probation violation and has been a problematic inmate, breaking sprinkler heads and causing flooding.

D'Angelo is being held by U.S. marshals in a bank robbery.

"The good thing about this is we're talking about an inmate having sex with another inmate. We're not talking about a death, we're not talking about, God forbid, I'm planning a funeral for one of my corrections officers because of the temporary lapse of judgment of leaving the doors unlocked. Because quite frankly, that could have happened," said Joyce.